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The left-handed power hitter blasted a two-out grand slam to right field in the fourth inning, ending Doug Fister's day in the Rays' 11-5 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.

"Today at the plate was a good day," Scott said. "I swung at strikes, got ready early."

"I was selectively aggressive. I followed the plan that I had."

The 34-year-old is heading into his second season with Tampa Bay, but his first completely healthy since recovering from right shoulder surgery in 2011. Scott hit .229 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs in 96 games as the Rays' designated hitter in 2012.

Now that he's able to get better extension on his swing and keep the bat head in the zone longer, Scott is showing how comfortable he is at the plate this spring, hitting .375 in exhibition play.

Playing in right field, Scott got turned around on a Jhonny Peralta fly ball in the fourth, but recovered to make the catch.

"It felt good to get back out there," he said. "My legs have to get back in shape from taking some time off."

Trailing the Tigers 3-1 heading into the top of the fourth, the Rays' offense put together a rally to set up Scott's grand slam.

Jack Cust led off the frame by cranking an opposite-field double off the left-field wall. Ryan Roberts reached on an error by Prince Fielder at first base. One out later, Jose Lobaton and Desmond Jennings hit back-to-back RBI singles. Then, with two outs, Matt Joyce drew a walk to load the bases for Scott.

"Up and down we did a lot of good things," Maddon said. "We executed pretty well overall. There's still some things we have to work on, but it was a nice day."

Maddon said before the game that Jeremy Hellickson needed to locate his fastball in just his second start and fourth appearance of the spring. The 25-year-old right-hander was touched for three runs on eight hits in six innings of work. Hellickson got ahead early, and two of the big hits early on came on 0-2 counts.

"I feel good about it," Hellickson said. "The first inning was a little long, a little rough, but I settled down and made some pitches in the last four innings."

After giving up three runs in the first two innings on RBI singles by Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez and an Austin Jackson double, Hellickson got into a groove and kept the Rays in the game.

"I thought he was really good because he pitched primarily with his fastball, actually threw some good two-seamers," Maddon said of Hellickson's performance. "A lot of balls on the ground for him today, and the curveball was really good and the changeup. I thought he was very good, by far his best showing this spring, so that was really good."

Kyle Farnsworth pitched a scoreless inning in relief, while Brandon Gomes gave up a two-run homer to Devon Travis in the eighth inning. Dane De La Rosa pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

Ben Zobrist went 0-for-4 in his first game back with the Rays after returning from the World Baseball Classic. Zobrist said he's still working on his timing at the plate and working good at-bats.

"It was fantastic," Zobrist said of playing for Team USA. "It was a privilege. Every second of it I loved, and it was something I'll never forget."

<p>LAKELAND | After walking and cranking out a double in his first two plate appearances on Tuesday, Luke Scott went out with a bang — literally.</p><p>The left-handed power hitter blasted a two-out grand slam to right field in the fourth inning, ending Doug Fister's day in the Rays' 11-5 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium. </p><p>"Today at the plate was a good day," Scott said. "I swung at strikes, got ready early."</p><p>"I was selectively aggressive. I followed the plan that I had."</p><p>The 34-year-old is heading into his second season with Tampa Bay, but his first completely healthy since recovering from right shoulder surgery in 2011. Scott hit .229 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs in 96 games as the Rays' designated hitter in 2012.</p><p>Now that he's able to get better extension on his swing and keep the bat head in the zone longer, Scott is showing how comfortable he is at the plate this spring, hitting .375 in exhibition play.</p><p>"He's got a knack for driving in runs," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He's got that knack. </p><p>"It's more effortless. It's not like he's trying to do too much."</p><p>Playing in right field, Scott got turned around on a Jhonny Peralta fly ball in the fourth, but recovered to make the catch. </p><p>"It felt good to get back out there," he said. "My legs have to get back in shape from taking some time off."</p><p>Trailing the Tigers 3-1 heading into the top of the fourth, the Rays' offense put together a rally to set up Scott's grand slam. </p><p>Jack Cust led off the frame by cranking an opposite-field double off the left-field wall. Ryan Roberts reached on an error by Prince Fielder at first base. One out later, Jose Lobaton and Desmond Jennings hit back-to-back RBI singles. Then, with two outs, Matt Joyce drew a walk to load the bases for Scott.</p><p>"Up and down we did a lot of good things," Maddon said. "We executed pretty well overall. There's still some things we have to work on, but it was a nice day."</p><p>Maddon said before the game that Jeremy Hellickson needed to locate his fastball in just his second start and fourth appearance of the spring. The 25-year-old right-hander was touched for three runs on eight hits in six innings of work. Hellickson got ahead early, and two of the big hits early on came on 0-2 counts.</p><p>"I feel good about it," Hellickson said. "The first inning was a little long, a little rough, but I settled down and made some pitches in the last four innings."</p><p>After giving up three runs in the first two innings on RBI singles by Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez and an Austin Jackson double, Hellickson got into a groove and kept the Rays in the game.</p><p>"I thought he was really good because he pitched primarily with his fastball, actually threw some good two-seamers," Maddon said of Hellickson's performance. "A lot of balls on the ground for him today, and the curveball was really good and the changeup. I thought he was very good, by far his best showing this spring, so that was really good."</p><p>Kyle Farnsworth pitched a scoreless inning in relief, while Brandon Gomes gave up a two-run homer to Devon Travis in the eighth inning. Dane De La Rosa pitched a scoreless ninth inning.</p><p>Ben Zobrist went 0-for-4 in his first game back with the Rays after returning from the World Baseball Classic. Zobrist said he's still working on his timing at the plate and working good at-bats.</p><p>"It was fantastic," Zobrist said of playing for Team USA. "It was a privilege. Every second of it I loved, and it was something I'll never forget."</p>